Combination of chair and bed



March 20, 1934. A. PALMIERI 1,951,305

COMBINATION OF CHAIR AND BED Original Filed March 16. 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet l flzmaarib Attorney March 20, 1934. PALMlERl 1,951 ,805

COMBINATION OF CHAIR AND BED Original Filed March 16, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Inventor Allorney Patented Mar. 20, 1934 COMBINATION or CHAIR AND BED Antoinette Palmieri, New York, N. Y., assignor to v .lcseplrlalrnieri, New York, N. Y.

Application March 16, 1931, Serial No. 523,100

1 Renewed November 14, 1933 3 Claims.

This invention relates to a combination chair and bed. l

The primary object of the invention resides in an article of furniture embodying a chair and a plurality of bed spring sections foldable into the chair when not in usegand when so folded, the article imparts the appearance of an ordinary upholstered chair. However; the spring sections maybe unfoldedor extended to provide a comfortable bed. Such an article of furniture will prove exceptionally useful in apartments or homes having a limited number of bedrooms to accommodate the sleeping of guests, and may also be used in single room apartments as a chair during the day, and ass, bed at night.

Another object of the inventionis the; provision of a combination chair and bed in which the foldable bed sections are normally disposed beneath the seat of the chair, access being had to the bed sections by lifting the chair and swingingthe same laterally whereby the bed section is exposed for unfolding to one side of the chair. The unfolding of the bed section in no way affects the use of the chair as a chair, as it may be sat in with the same comfort as when the bed is folded thereinto.

A further object of the invention is to provide a combination article of furniture having the features of a chair and bed which is simple of construction, easy to handle during the folding and unfolding of the bed section, and which may be made into various styles in keeping with the furnishing of a living room.

With these and other objects in view, the in vention resides in the certain novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts, the essential features of which are hereinafter fully described, are particularly pointed out in the appended claims, and are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective View of my combination chair and bed, showing the bed in an extended position.

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the bed sections in a folded condition, and the manner in which the chair section is moved relative to the bed section.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the combination article with the bed section in fully folded position with the chair section in position thereover.

Figure 4 is a top plan view of the combination article with the bed section in extended position.

Figure 5 is a vertical transverse sectional view on the line 5-5 of Figure 4.

Figure 6 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view taken through the bed sections showing the parts in a partially folded condition.

Referring to the drawings by reference characters, the numeral 10 designates a chair section which may be in the form of an upholstered chair having the usual supporting legs 11, while the front and back of the chair between the legs is closed by panels 12. This leaves the opposite sides of the chair beneath the seat open for a purpose to be presently'explained.

The numeral 13 designates what I term a bed section, which comprises a base 140i a size to fit beneath the seat of the chair 10, and which base is provided withvend walls 15 which are adapted to close the sides of the chair when the bed sec tion is in position beneath the seat thereof. The base 13 is provided with feet 16 adapted to aline with the feet of the legs 11 of the chair when the bed section is folded beneath the seat of the chair as seen in Figure 3 of the drawings.

Pivotally connected to the front and rear sides of the base 13, are links 17, which links are also pivotally connected to the inner sides of the front and rear panels 12 of the chair. By pivotally connecting the base of the bed section with the chair in this manner, the said chair may be swung laterally of the bed section as shown in Figure 2 of the drawings so as to be moved to a position cleariof the bed section for permitting use of the bed section as a bedland for permitting the chair to be moved over the bed section to conceal the same and impart an appearance of an ordinary chair to the combination article.

The bed section 13 includes a central spring section 18, the same adapted to be moved vertically within the base 14. Coil springs 19 have one of their ends suitably connected with the frame of the spring section 18 while their opposite ends are fixedly connected to plates 20 extending inwardly from the walls of the base 14. These springs tend to normally exert a downward pull upon the spring section 18 to normally dispose the said section adjacent the bottom of the base as indicated in Figure 6 of the drawings.

Pivoted to opposite ends of the side walls 15 of the base as at 21, are extension spring sections 22, the same being pivoted on the same horizontal axis.

Assume that the chair section has been moved clear of the bed section, and it is desired to unfold the extension sections 22 in order to provide a bed structure. The sections 22 are normally folded inwardly over the central spring section 18 and if desired the mattress and bed clothes may be stored between the inwardly folded sections 22 and the spring section 18 as shown in Figure 6. The sections 22 are swung outwardly and the central section 18 is lifted against the action of the springs 19 and when the central spring section reaches the limit of its vertical movement, spring catch members 28 which are carried on the inner sides of the walls 15 of the base snap beneath the rails of the frame of the said central spring section to prevent folding of the section when a person assumes a position upon the bed structure.

For supporting the outer ends of the extension spring sections when unfolded, I provide piv oted U-shaped props 29 which are foldable against the rails of the extension sections when the said sections are in folded position.

Assuming that the spring sections are in extended position, and it is desired to collapse the same, it is only necessary for an operator to re lease the catch member 28 to permit the springs 19 to lower said section, then swing the prop sections 29 inwardly against the frames of the ex tension sections 22, whereupon the said sections 22 may be swung inwardly over the central section 13. With the bed spring sections in folded position one upon the other, the chair section 10 may be swung to a position over the base 14 to conceal the folded bed structure and produce the appearance of an ordinary chair as shown in Figure 3 of the drawings.

While I have shown and described, what I deem to be the most desirable embodiment of my invention, I wish it to be understood that various changes in construction may be resorted to as come within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In combination with a chair having a bottom and means for supporting the bottom above the floor, a bed structure comprising a base normally received below the bottom and between the supporting means of the chair, links pivoted to said chair and said base to facilitate the shifting of said chair over said base to an upright position to one side thereof and bed spring sections pivoted respectively to the front and back of said base and foldable one over the other into said base or beyond the opposite sides thereof.

2. In combination with a chair having a bottom and means for supporting the bottom above the floor, a bed structure comprising a base normally received below the bottom and between the supporting means of the chair, links pivoted to said chair and said base to facilitate the shifting of said chair over said base to an upright position to one side thereof and bed spring sections pivoted respectively to the front and back of said base and foldable one over the other into said base or beyond opposite sides thereof, and a central bed spring section movably arranged in the base.

3. In combination with a chair having a bottom and means for supporting the bottom above the floor, a bed structure comprising a base normally received below the bottom and between the supporting means of the chair, cooperating means connecting said chair to said base to facilitate the positioning of said chair in an upright position to one side of the base, said chair, when in said upright position to one side of the base, hav ing its front free and unobstructed, whereby its full use as a chair is unimpaired, and bed spring sections pivoted to portions of said base and foldable one over the other into said base or into bed forming position with some of the sections extending beyond the base.

ANTOINETTE PALMIERI. 

